The sheer number of attacks on websites and blogs around the world is increasing on a daily basis, and this is only going to get worse.
You can safely assume that if you haven’t been hacked yet, then it’s inevitable that at some point in time someone will attempt to hack into your site.
On March 11, 2014, technology sites like Cnet.com reported that 160,000+ WordPress websites had been hacked.
Thousands of websites and blogs are attacked every year! Could yours be next?
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According to the Cnet report,
“With some old-fashioned trickery, hackers were able to get more than 162,000 legitimate WordPress-powered Web sites to mount a distributed-denial-of-service attack against another Web site.”
(Source: cnet.com/news/ddos-attack-is-launched-from-162000-wordpress-sites)
As reported by security firm Sucuri, hackers had leveraged a flaw to attack unsuspecting WordPress sites and direct a distributed-denial-of-service attack (DDoS) towards another popular website.
Every web site with a security vulnerability presents an opportunity to hackers. An unsecured site not only provides hackers opportunities to improve their hacking skills and claim “bragging rights” amongst their peers, but it can also acts as a valuable platform for launching distributed denial of service attacks, spreading malware and participating in information theft.
If a hacker can discover a flaw in the security system, the web site can then be employed to attack other valued websites.
The reality is that brute-force software bots are very likely trying to break into your website or blog while you are reading these very words. Whether they will successfully get in depends on how difficult or easy you have made it for hackers to keep trying until they work out a way to get access, or give up and decide to look for a less protected target.
How Much Information Are You Broadcasting To Hackers About Your Site?
Do you own a WordPress site? If so, visit Hackertarget.com and run your website through their WordPress security scan …
(Hackertarget – Website Security Scan Screenshot image: Hackertarget.com)
You will see that the test will yield various results and details about your WordPress setup …
(WordPress security check results. Product image: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using the tool shown above that if you are able to freely access all of this information about your blog, hackers can too.
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Being able to see which version of WordPress you are using, which plugins and themes you have installed, and which files have been uploaded to certain directories are all useful information to hackers, as this informs them about any potential security vulnerabilities, especially in older versions.
Fortunately, there is a simple solution that will stop broadcasting all of this information about your website and protect against other malicious threats.
Blog Defender Security Plugin
Product Description
The product is a package of WordPress security video tutorials, WordPress plugins and tools, plus WordPress security documentation in PDF and DOC formats.
Matt Garrett, the creator of BlogDefender began looking for a way to develop BlogDefender after noticing that a WordPress-driven site he set up for his mother got hacked into and suspended. This particular site had literally nothing to offer, yet it was still targeted by hackers.
Matt only became aware of the event after being informed by his host and observing that a significant amount of unusual activity had taken place within his site, as well as the addition of a number of phishing files by whoever had broken into the site.
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This simple example illustrates the fact that every website has value to hackers.
Blog Defender shows you where the security weaknesses in your web site are …
And then shows you how to fix these quickly and easily …
Plugins
The Blog Defender security suite comes with 3 plugins for WordPress:
Plugin #1 in the Blog Defender suite helps you schedule automated backups …
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The plugin lets you do secure site, file and data backups to your server, external servers and popular cloud-based backup solutions using a number of backup methods, perform full or partial backups, exclude tables or files from backups, restore previous backups, replace URLs (for site migrations), do bulk text replacements in databases, perform auto database scans and repairs, and more.
Plugin #2 “WP Security” provides your WordPress web site with security …
(Screenshot: Blog Defender)
The plugin performs a range of vital website protection functions (see “Blog Defender Features” section below).
The third plugin scans your content and files to detect if any of your files have been changed, and fix the problem …
(Screenshot: Blog Defender)
Plugin #3 “WordPress Scan & Repair” also scans content to see if any malicious URLs have been added to your site files, bans bad bots, blocks brute force attacks and detects any content leeching (where people benefit from your hard work without providing you anything in return).
Blog Defender – Tutorials Videos
In addition to the plugins, the Blog Defender product suite also includes a number of step-by-step training videos and PDF/DOC guides that will teach you exactly what you need to do to protect your site from malicious users …
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Benefits Of Using Blog Defender
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits of using Blog Defender to make your WordPress site invisible to hackers and botnets on your site:
Be Up And Running In Minutes
The plugins included in the Blog Defender product are really easy to install. Simply upload them to your Plugins folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Very Simple And Easy To Follow Training
Blog Defender can be used as a do-it-yourself step-by-step training product that will guide you through the website security process and show you exactly what to do, including how to set things up, and even which free plugins you should use to get the job done.
Additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Secure your WordPress site from hackers, spammers, botnets, data miners and malicious users attempting to exploit your site for their own personal and financial gain.
- Protect Your Info Products – If you sell digital products (e.g. downloadable ebooks, video training, etc.), your product can end up as freeware on free download sites.
- Avoid Getting Blacklisted By Search Engines – When a site is hacked, you should expect to go through a great deal of inconvenience and heartache. It can take days to uncover the problem and sort through any issues these have caused. In the meantime, your, account can get closed by your webhost, or even blacklisted by search engines. Additionally, your contacts can end up being spammed, your customer list and financial details can be stolen, you could end up being fined or even charged with fraud, and a whole lot more.
Blog Defender Features
Blog Defender hide your website from hackers and bots.
The product helps you fix all of the following areas:
- Host Security Advisory
- WordPress Plugin Security Audits
- WordPress Theme Security Audits
- Anti Brute Force Security
- Anti Cross-Site Scripting
- WP Database Security
- Nefarious Traffic Blocking
- Hide WordPress ‘Tell Tale’ Signs
- Anti-Comment Spam
- File Monitoring
- Monitor Links
- Known Offender Blocking
- Automate Core WordPress Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tightening Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender uses a logical sequence of steps for securing your web site, addressing potential hosting security issues, using scanning and detection tools to identify risky WordPress themes and WP plugins, and then implementing site-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender website security process. Product image: BlogDefender website)
Feedback From Users
Below are a few of the testimonials that plugin users have written about the Blog Defender product suite:
”I’ve had to go through the inconvenience of a hacked blog before and let me tell you it’s not nice. With online security becoming an increasing problem, especially with WordPress, this is a great way to secure your blog. I’ll be following Matt’s training and securing all my blogs…Great job.” JohnThornhill – www.johnthornhill.com
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”Just one tip could have prevented my blogs getting hacked!” Richard Legg – www.richard-legg.com
Plugin Tips
According to Matt Garrett, the plugin developer, since Blog Defender was first released, no websites secured with the product were hacked.
The product developer also states on his site, however …
“With the volume of attacks nowadays … we probably won’t hold forever, so we’ve been busy creating even tougher WordPress security.”
Cybersecurity is an escalating arms race and all security solutions are only as good as the information and technologies that developers can currently get their hands on. The latest release of Blog Defender provides users with an easier WordPress security solution that doesn’t need constant attention, is quite inexpensive and it’s as good if not better than most premium security products or services currently being offered at a higher price.
Blog Defender Support
The product is well-supported, can be used by both Mac and PC users, is compatible with the latest WordPress release and is backed by a no-risk, thirty day, full refund guarantee.
Plugin Pricing
Blog Defender is normally available with a personal license only for use on unlimited sites. When we last checked, however, it was also being sold with Developer rights, allowing users to secure client sites as well.. Price = $47.00.
Note: Pricing details of Blog Defender depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. When we last checked, the product is selling for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the product seller when you visit the site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the Blog Defender website.
Download The Product
Regardless of the kind of business you run or plan to run online and how small you think your web presence is, website security is something you simply cannot ignore.
WordPress is a secure platform, but neglecting basic maintenance tasks like ensuring that your WordPress installation, WP plugins and themes are kept up-to-date, tightening file and data security and taking other necessary precautions can have disastrous consequences.
Adopting security procedures like the one that Blog Defender provides, will help you understand what your security responsibilities as a website owner are, what hosting companies can and can’t do if your site is hacked or compromised, what security features to look for in a webhost, and which tools can make the process of securing your installation easier.
For complete details, visit the plugin website here: Blog Defender
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